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id: 658112ee8ac40a1d9619f160
title: Завдання 6
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-6
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AUDIO REFERENCE: 
Maria: Hi Brian! Well, one thing that really motivates me is learning new things.
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A gerund is the `-ing` form of a verb used as a noun. It can be the subject of a sentence, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition. In the sentence you will hear, notice how the missing word is used not as an action Maria is doing, but as the idea of gaining new knowledge, which she finds motivating.

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`Well, one thing that really motivates me is _ new things.`

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`learning`

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This word is a gerund, the `-ing` form of the verb used as a noun, indicating the action or process of gaining knowledge.
